가만가만

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eonhae taesan jibyo (諺解胎産集要 / 언해태산집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆞ만ᄀᆞ만 (Yale: komankoman).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ma̠nɡa̠ma̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [가만가만]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaman'gaman
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamangaman
McCune–Reischauer?	kaman'gaman
Yale Romanization?	kamankaman

Adverb

가만가만 • (gaman'gaman)

1. softly; without noise
2. stealthily

Synonyms

• 가만가만히 (gaman'gamanhi)

Related terms

• 가만 (gaman, “quiet”)